§ 46:1451 As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:
§ 46:1452 A. The legislature hereby creates within the department a continuum of care program for certain pregnant women and parents, referred to hereafter in this Chapter as the “program”.
§ 46:1453 A.(1) The program shall provide direct services, supports, social services case management, and referrals to biological parents of unborn children and biological or adoptive parents
§ 46:1454 On or before December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare a report on the status and operation of t
§ 46:1455 The department shall promulgate in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act all such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter.

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 46 > Chapter 15 - Continuum of Care for Certain Pregnant Women and Parents

  • Activity: means a distinct subset of functions or services within a program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
  • Appropriation: means an authorization by the legislature to a budget unit for a program to expend from public funds a sum of money, for purposes designated, under the procedure prescribed in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Budget unit: means any spending agency of the state which is declared to be a budget unit by the division of administration and which is identified for accounting purposes by a five-digit number code. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1451
  • Functions: means duties, jurisdiction, powers, rights, and obligations, conferred or imposed upon, or vested in, any agency by law, or exercised, performed, or discharged by any agency without contravention of any provision of law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
  • Fund: means an independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts recording cash or other resources together with all related liabilities, obligations, reserves, and equities which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with regulations, restrictions, and limitations. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Program: means the continuum of care program established and provided for in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1451
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • TANF: means the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program established pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1451